Traffic pileup in NW Kansas causes 3 fatalities

Blowing dust blamed for 11-vehicle pileup

REXFORD — The Kansas Highway Patrol says blowing dust caused an 11-vehicle pileup that left three people dead in northwest Kansas.

The crash happened Thursday afternoon on Highway 83 near Rexford in Thomas County. The patrol says seven tractor-trailer trucks and four passenger vehicles collided. The patrol says high winds and blowing dust reduced visibility to almost zero at the time of the crash.

The victims were identified as Leonard Scott Breeden, 51, of Colby; James Ocie Perrott, 57, of Perryton, Texas; and Jerold L. Lamb, 66, of Florissant, Colo.

The patrol didn’t release more details on the accident or information on injuries.